Civil Air Patrol and RCC seek the Origin of ELT Signal Northwest of St Marys

Civil Air Patrol and RCC seek the Origin of ELT Signal Northwest of St Marys

Alaska State Troopers say that they, as well as Bethel-Based Civil Air Patrol and the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center have been searching for the origin of an Emergency Locator signal since Sunday night without any results. At 8:59, Troopers were notified of the activated beacon emitting from 38 miles northwest of St. Marys and CAP […]

AST, Mountain Rescue Attempting to Access Fatal Aircraft Crash Site near Whittier

AST, Mountain Rescue Attempting to Access Fatal Aircraft Crash Site near Whittier

An ELT activation from an aircraft near Whittier was picked up by the Rescue Coordination Center and was passed on to Alaska State Troopers on Saturday morning, troopers revealed on the trooper dispatch. The Emergency Locator Transmission was picked up by RCC at approximately 11:30 am on Saturday, but a response by AST was hampered by […]

Oregon Climber Suffers Fatal Fall from Mount Yukla

Oregon Climber Suffers Fatal Fall from Mount Yukla

A climber lost his life after a fatal fall on Mount Yukla on Sunday according to the trooper dispatch. A report went in to the Alaska State Troopers reporting a fatal fall from Mount Yukla on Sunday at 1:56 pm. According tothe report, 24-year-old Dasan Marshall of Portland, Oregon suffered a 1,000-foot fall while climbing on the […]